KATHMANDU – Nepali rescuers on Saturday rescued a Chinese national from a hydropower plant hit by the deadly mudslide in Nepal, according to the Chinese Embassy in Nepal.

The Chinese national was rescued by the Nepali Army in coordination with a disaster expert team from South Korea, 10 days after a devastating mudslide struck the area.

The survivor was taken for further medical assessment and care.

The rescue is part of an intensified effort to locate and evacuate people believed to be trapped inside hydropower project tunnels following a mudslide that swept through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems.

The disaster caused extensive damage to several hydropower projects and other infrastructure in the affected areas. Some workers and other people are believed to have been trapped inside hydropower tunnels and have remained out of contact.

According to the latest details released by the Nepal police, as many as 1,344 bodies had been recovered by 5 am local time on Saturday. Police said 4,898 people remained out of contact as of Saturday morning, and 8,631 people have been rescued.  

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Before the rescue of the Chinese national, the Nepali Army said in a social media post that a joint rescue team comprising 20 Nepali Army personnel and project representatives had been conducting search operations.

The Nepali Army has been conducting search and rescue operations in coordination with foreign technical teams, including experts from China, India and South Korea, to reach people stranded inside structures at several hydropower projects.

64-year-old Nepali woman rescued

A 64-year-old Nepali woman was also rescued alive on Saturday in Nuwako district.

After initial treatment, the woman will be transferred to the capital, Kathmandu, for further treatment, according to the media.